Texas Hold’em: simple rules of the world’s most famous poker game

Texas Hold’em is the most popular poker variant played in tournaments and casinos around the world.

Each player receives two private cards and uses five community cards to create the best possible hand.

Required materials

• a 52-card deck
• poker chips
• 2 to 10 players

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Goal of the game

Win the pot:

• with the best 5-card combination
  or
• by forcing opponents to fold.

The stages of Texas Hold’em

1. Pre-Flop

Each player receives 2 private cards.

2. Flop

3 community cards are revealed.

3. Turn

A fourth community card is added.

4. River

The fifth and final community card is revealed.

5. Showdown

Remaining players reveal their cards.

Possible actions

Players can:

• Check
• Bet
• Call
• Raise
• Fold